GET YOUR HAT AND COAT IT’S OPENING DAY!!!!!!

Iâ€™m still trying to figure how the Gary Sheffield signing is this catastrophic moment in Mets history? Sheffield is not coming in here and bogarting a spot in the line up he has to earn it and the one guy who is impacted by Sheffield being here is Ryan ChurchÂ not Dan Murphy (we covered this already I know)Â No one shakes their head at the Mets moves more than me but I canâ€™t even fathom Omar Minaya promising anything to Sheffield other than an opportunity to show he can still play. If he canâ€™t then heâ€™s gone, itâ€™s that simple.

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A major tip of the Mets Cap to The Mets Police, for this link to this story on Jerry Koosman and how the Mets started the five man pitching rotation under Rube Walker. The wildest thing about seeing this story about Koos was I was thinking of Koosman last night last night I was watching MLBN and there were previewing the SF Giants and how the Giants are one of the team in baseball that does not forget itâ€™s former players or itâ€™s franchises history. They put up a graphic that showed Willie Mays, Willie McCovey, Orlando Cepeda and Felipe Alou as former Giants who still work for the organization and who are around the current Giants all through spring training and at times during the season. This has been one of my major gripes with Mets management. Even though itâ€™s nice that Sandy Koufax comes to St. Lonesome every spring to talk to the pitchers it would be even better if Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman were there as spring instructors. Same thing with guys like Jerry Grote, Rusty Stub, and Felix Milan. Management is starting to embrace the old Mets some by of course having them in the TV booth (why isnâ€™t there an analyst in the radio booth? Let Howie do the play by play and have John Franco do color commentary? Iâ€™m sorry Wayne Hagin does nothing for me. Besides he talks funny) My hope for opening day at $ti Field is that the pre game festivities would include as many former Mets the team could find and have them walk on to the field from the outfield gates and greet the current team.

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As far as prediction for the season go let me do it this way:

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The NL East will be a four team race to start with the Nats looking up at the pack but they will be pains in the assâ€™s all season. Iâ€™m as concerned with the Braves as I am with the Phillies in fact I hope the Phucking Phillis keep up this â€œlook at us weâ€™re beautifulâ€ bullshit celebration of winning the World Series going. Better put the party hats away assholes.

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The NL Central is the Cubs, Cards, Brewers and maybe the Reds. The Astros and Pirates are there to get fat on.

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The consensus in the NL West is that the Dodger and Dâ€™Backs will fight it out but DO NOT OVERLOOK THE SF GIANTS. Every year I try to find a team I like to follow as I feel theyâ€™re taken for granted and the Giants are that team for me this year

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What makes the AL East so much fun is the Highlanders could win 90 games and not make the post season and yes thatâ€™s what Iâ€™m rooting for. I still canâ€™t understand why the Tampa Rays get no respect THEYâ€™RE NOT GOING AWAY FOLKS!!!!!! Add in the Old Town Team and this is the best division in baseball. Sorry Jays and Oâ€™s fans

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The AL Central is the most competitive division in baseball and any one of the teams here can win the division title, yes even the Royals and Tigers.

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The weakest division in the game is the AL West only the Mariners are on the outside looking in as far as a division crown goes.

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Mets Grrl is in Cincy for opening day and has pics and stories from the town that takes opening day seriously Â

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